Today's News

The Lawrenceburg Rotary Club will host its annual Wine Fest on Saturday, Aug. 27 from 6 to 11 p.m. at Lovers Leap Vineyard and Winery, the club announced.
Tickets are $10, and VIP tables are available. Event sponsorships range from $1,000 to $100.
Call club president Adam Burton at 502-517-9090 for details or e-mail adam@adamburton.net.
Proceeds will “go back into the community,” organizers said.
The Conch Republic Band, billed by organizers as a “trop rock” band, will provide music.

If the man who police say admitted robbing Sparks General Store earlier this month decides to continue his career in crime, he might want to consider a mask and a way to hide the license plates on his car.
The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office arrested Michael Dale Harmon of Mackville, Washington County on Sunday, charging him with third-degree burglary, first-degree criminal mischief and theft by unlawful taking, according to a news release.

The search continued Tuesday for a missing Lawrenceburg woman, the Kentucky State Police confirmed.
Holly Stewart, 35, has been missing since last Wednesday. She was last seen in downtown Lawrenceburg wearing a red and white striped shirt, tan pants and black boots, according to the state police.
She has brown or auburn hair.
The state police issued a missing person alert around 9:46 p.m. Saturday, asking for the public’s help in trying to locate Stewart.
On Monday, Det. Kevin Calhoon said the police are still hoping to determine where she is.

By Meaghan Downs
Staff writer
So long, chalkboard. Hello, iPad.
As Anderson County Public Schools integrate new technology and a new Wi-Fi network into their lesson plans and curriculum, teachers and administrators expressed their hopes to translate traditional classroom learning into 21st century methods.

Judge-Executive John Wayne Conway said Monday that he wants the director of the Anderson County Health Department fired and the chairman of the Anderson County of Board of Health to resign.
Conway said he will make a motion to fire embattled health director Brandon Hurley when the health board meets again in October, just days after requesting his resignation during last Wednesday’s quarterly board of health meeting.

When given the choice between a coney from the Fairgrounds Drive-In or a meal of chicken nuggets, Holly Chrisman, 4, never hesitated.
“She wanted the coney from Fairgrounds,” said her mother Becky Meadows, who joined dozens Monday afternoon at the popular eatery on Broadway that had just reopened after being closed due to a New Year’s Eve fire.
The little girl wasn’t alone in her enthusiasm. Liz Marquardt said she was thrilled when she drove by and noticed that the original fast-food restaurant in Lawrenceburg was once again open.

Most fans would say there is no way that a basketball game that ends in a 54-3 final can be pretty.

People that follow the Anderson County Middle School girls' team would beg to differ, especially after the Lady Mustangs dismantled visiting Spencer County last Tuesday night. It would seem they find beauty in being like Bad, Bad Leroy Brown.

“Junkyard dogs,” was part of Anderson coach Clay Birdwhistell's tweet about the game.

Chicken Little will not be a welcomed guest around Anderson County football this week.

Yes, the Bearcats took a 47-23 whipping from a Bryan Station outfit that had lost 10 straight games.

And yes, the Bearcats played poorly over the last three quarters with four turnovers – three led to touchdowns and two came when the Bearcats were in scoring position – and a host of missed tackles. It was a performance far from the kind worthy of a team ranked as high as No. 4 in Class 5A statewide.